Author Archives: Gene Muchanski
Building Customer Relationships – The Winning Key Ingredient
Building Customer Relationships – The Winning Key Ingredient – by Gene Muchanski Editor, The Dive Industry Professional As part of our post-COVID-19 rebuilding of the diving industry, I was looking for that magic silver bullet which could change the direction … Continue reading
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Editorial – May 2020
Rebuilding The Diving Industry – by Gene Muchanski Editor, The Dive Industry Professional The COVID-19 Pandemic has given us the opportunity to stop and think about what we do for a living. And for a recreation. With all this time … Continue reading
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DIA Continues To Rebuild Local Dive Communities
Rebuilding Local Diving Communities by Gene Muchanski, Executive Director Dive Industry Association, Inc. Local Diving Communities are the backbone of the Diving Industry. Markets for our programs, products and services are created locally, nurtured locally and maintained locally. Our recreation … Continue reading
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Women Divers Hall Of Fame Scholarships
Women Divers Hall of Fame celebrates their 20th Anniversary By offering 20 Learn-to-Dive Training Grants in 2020! The WDHOF Scholarship Program was created in 2002 with the first scholarships: An annual WDHOF Scholarship for divers seeking to expand their knowledge … Continue reading
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Building A Local Diving Community
Building A Local Diving Community – by Gene Muchanski Editor, The Dive Industry Professional A local diving community consists of all Recreational Divers and Dive Industry Professionals in a given geographic territory. At the center of every local diving community … Continue reading
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COVID-19 Effects on Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society
COVID-19 Effects on the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society® Due to the unprecedented circumstances of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society will defer the 2020 Rolex Scholarships and the 2020 Internships until Summer 2021. Having just recently selected … Continue reading
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Ultralight Control Systems Has New Owner
March 23, 2020 Ultralight Control Systems is celebrating 25 years in business with just one owner, Dave Reid and Terry Schuller. We would like to let you know that Ken Kollwitz our long-time employee will be purchasing the business from … Continue reading
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Henderson Sport Group Remains Open
Henderson Sport Group remains open and providing retail sales support to all customers. The Henderson Sport Group understands that all retailers are being affected by current State and Federal regulations related to Covid-19. Regulations vary based on geographical location and sporting … Continue reading
Alaska Dive Stores
Building a Dive Retail Database in Alaska by Gene Muchanski, Executive Director Dive Industry Association, Inc. Starting on Week 15 in 2020, Dive Industry Association is beginning a campaign to verify its Retail Dive Store database on the DIVE LOCAL … Continue reading
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